Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-02-26
"lInw knnmesl tnon tnaiyy

"HoW knOwest tnOu THAR
"Listen. They travelled on and on, many
months journey, till they reached land
where a people called the Amazulu who
too are of the Kukuana stock live by war;
and with them they tarried many years, till
at length the mother died. Then the son,
Ignos again became wanderer, and went
on into a land Of wonders, where white pq0-
pie live and for many more years learned
the wisdom of the white people"
at is a pretty story" said lnfadoos, IN
creduously.
For many years he lived there working as
a servant and 4 soldier, but holding in ms
heart all that his mother had told him Of his
/ own place, and casting about in his mind to
/ find how he might get back to see his own
people and his fathers house before ADDED.
/ For many years he lived and waited, and at
i last the time came, as it ever comes to him
who can wait for it, and he met some white
men who would seek this unknown land,
| and ioined himself to them. Tie white men
/ started and joumeyed on and on, seeking
/ for one who is lost. They crossed the burn
/ ing desert, they crossed the snow-elad noun
/ tains. and reached the land Of the Kukuanas,
and there they met thee. 0 Infadoos"
Surely thou are mad to talk thus said
/ the astonished old soldier.
/ '.Thou thinkest so; see, 1 will show thee,
oh, my uncle. [ am lgnosi, rightful king Of
the Kukuanas!'
Then with a single motion he slipped otf
| the ''mo0cha' or girdle around his middle,
and stoo naked before us.
"I.ook," he said; what is tlis?' and he
pointed to the mark of a great snake tat
footed in blue round his middle. lis tail dis
appearing in its open mouth just above
where the thighs are set into the body.
Infadoos looked. his eyes starting nearly
out of his head, and then fell upon his knees.
.sKoomi Koolar he calculated; "it is my
brothers son; it is the king"
did l not tell thee So my uncle? Rise; |
am not vet the king, but with thy help, and
with the help Of these brave white men, who
are nv friends shall be. But the old wO-
man Gagool was right, the land shall run
with blood first, and hers shall run with it,
for she killed my father with her words, and
drove my mother forth. And now, Infa-
docs. choose thou Wilt thou put thy hands
between nv hands and be my man? Wilt
thou share the dangers that lie before me,
to overthrow this tyrant and murderer, OF
wilt thou not? Choose thou"
The old man put his hand to his head and
thought Then be rose, and advancing to
where Umbopa, or rather Ignosi, stood, knelt
before him and took his hand.
''Ignos. rightful king Of the Kukuanas.
put my hand between thy hands, and am thy
man till death. When thou vast babe
dandled thee upon my knee, Tow shall my
old arm strike for thee and freedom"
1T is well, Infadoos; if | conquer thou
shalt be the greatest man in the kingdom
after the king. If FAIL thou canst only die,
and death is not far off from thee Rise, my
unce'
"And ye white men, viii We help me:
What have | to offer ye. The white stones,
if 1 conquer and can find them. sc shall have
as many as We can carry hence. Viii thai
suffice YEP
translated this remark.
Tell him. answered Sir Henry, that
he mistakes an Engl,shman Wealth is
good. and il it comes in or way we viii
take it; but gentleman does not sell him
self for wealth. But, speaking for myself,
say this. | have always liked Umb0pa, an0
so far as lies in me- will stand by him III this
business. Il viii be very pleasant to me to
try and square matters with that cruel devi!
Twala. What do you say, Good, and yoa
Quatermain?2
"Well," said Good, to adop. the language
of hyperbole in which all these people seem
to indulge, you can tell him that 4 row IS
surely good, am warns tie cookies OF the
heart, and that 50 far as | am concerned I'm
his boy. Ny only stipulation IS, that he al
lows me to wear trousers
translated these answers.
1t is well, my friends" said Isnosi, late
Umh0pa; ant what shy you, Maeumazahn,
art thou too with me, old hunter cleyerel
than wounded buffllo?"
thought while and scratched my head.
"Umbopa, or IgnoSi," said, Il don't like
revolutions. am man of peace, and bit
of a coward (here Umhopa smiled, but
) on the other hand | stick 10 my friends, Is
nosi. You have stuck to lis and played the
part of man, and | will stick to you. But
mind you am trader. and have to make
) my living, SO | accept your offer about
those diamonds in case we should ever be in
: position to avail ourselves of il. Another
J thing, we came, as you know, to look for
Incubus (Sr Henrys) lost brother. You
9 must help us to lind him.
THAT will | do" answered Ign0s. "Stay,
/ Infadoos, by the sign Of the snake round my
( middle, tell me the truth. Has any white
man to thy knowledge set his foot within
the land?'
, ''None, oh, Ignos
'If any white man has been seen or heard
, of, wouldst thou have known it?''
81 should certainly have known"
, "Thou nearest Iucubu," said Ignosi to
, Sir Henry, 'he has not been here
''Well, WELL" said Sir Henry, with sigh;
"there it is; suppose he never got here.
Poor fellow poor fellowI So it has all been
} for nothing. Gods will be DONE"
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